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name
Former name of Chennai: the capital and largest city of Tamil Nadu, India.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Synonyms: Chennai
Antonyms: none provided
name
A city, the county seat of Jefferson County, Oregon, United States.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
A style of curry dish purported to originate from the Madras region.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: UK, countable, uncountable
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noun
A brightly colored cotton fabric with a checked or striped pattern.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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noun
A large handkerchief of this fabric, worn on the head in the West Indies.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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noun
Alternative form of Madras (“type of curry”).
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: alt-of, alternative, countable, uncountable
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noun
a light patterned cotton cloth
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: fabric, cloth, material, textile
noun
a city in Tamil Nadu on the Bay of Bengal; formerly Madras
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: Chennai
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: city, metropolis, urban center
noun
a state in southeastern India on the Bay of Bengal (south of Andhra Pradesh); formerly Madras
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: Tamil Nadu
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: state, province
History
The etymology is uncertain; it may derive from Madraspattinam. See Wikipedia for several possible etymologies.
From Madras, former name of the Indian city Chennai, where it was first produced.
Across languages
38 source translations are retained for this English entry.
